Generator Placement questions
So far weve made it our first 7 years without needing a generator. This summer however we are headed to AZ and UT in July and will likely boondock a night or 2 in a walmart or flying J parking lot to...
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DrewE wrote:
For a portable generator, safe usage basically just means at least a few feet away from the RV and having the windows on that side closed (which presumably would be the case anyway if you're using the generator to power your air conditioner). Of course you should have a working CO detector in the RV.
In the outside air, carbon monoxide dissipates quite decently well. The cases I'm aware of where CO poisoning occurred with a portable generator and an RV involved such setups as having the generator positioned under the overhang of a fifth wheel, perhaps with some skirting or tarps around. A properly adjusted gas engine won't be producing an vast amount of CO anyhow; it represents incompletely burned gasoline and hence improper engine adjustment if its present in more than small amounts. At the same time, it doesn't take more than a fairly small amount to be very bad for people.
Thanks. Thats what I was after. Never had one so wasnt sure how close/far they could be. I see some brands can even have exhaust venting options too. We do have a CO detector but would want that to be secondary to good practice.
